Beverly Thurow Doucet

Beverly Thurow Doucet passed away peacefully and in no pain on Sunday, April 21, 2024, at Ruston Nursing and Rehab. Her body is broken no more!

Beverly was born in Winnfield on January 10, 1938. She stayed close to the Ruston area for most of her life, graduating from Ruston High School and Louisiana Tech University with an English Degree. Her ex-husband and she lived all over the United States with their family and she was able to use her degree teaching English. Her students loved her and she was voted Favorite Teacher in many of the high schools she taught at, including Florissant, Missouri and Savannah, Georgia.

Upon her divorce in 1976, Beverly moved back to Ruston with her two daughters to be close to her parents. She began teaching at Bethel Christian School and once again loved her students! In 1979, Beverly joined PMA as a salesperson for supplementary health insurance.

This was way before cell phones and sales were done through cold calls by knocking on doors. She traveled all over Louisiana and Mississippi and was very successful. She rose to being named Area Vice President of Sales. PMA was a part of Kanawha Insurance Company. She was a natural at Sales and never met a stranger. Beverly LOVED the New Orleans Saints almost as much as she LOVED the Lady Techsters Basketball Team. She constantly coached from the sidelines!

Beverly was preceded in death by her second husband, EJ Doucet; parents, Dewitt and Estelle Sanders; brothers, Ralph and Rip Sanders; sister, Willa LaForme; and her sweet grandson, Seth Thomas Clark. Beverly promised to take care of Seth as soon as she got to Heaven and there is no doubt that are together now.

Beverly is survived by daughters, Teri Harvey ( James) of Charlotte, N.C., Randi Scott (Dan) of Savannah, Tennessee; grandchildren, Stephen Clark (Haylee) of Durham, N. C., Alexandra Weller (Mack) of Orlando, Florida, Kylie Scott of Raleigh, N. C. and Zach Scott of Houston; sister, Shirley McCowan of Nederland, Texas; and brother, Randy Sanders of Ruston, live to remember great memories with their sister.

There is absolutely no way that Teri was able to take care of her Mother from 800 miles away without the “Village” of people in Ruston who were there at every minute and able to step in at a moment’s notice. We all knew Mother was having a good day when during the Facetime videos she would comment on Teri’s nails being too red or her hair not being combed or Teri wearing too much jewelry!

She was a wonderful mother until the very last days and kept us all on our toes! Even as her body was tired and she was ready to be made whole, she weakly said “love you” during the last Facetime video, Saturday. Teri saw her mother every three months, but the people who loved her locally and jumped in for the past three years were: Danny and Beverly Willis, Donald Litton and Rev. Bob Deich, who was able to give her rest and counsel spiritually last Tuesday.

It was to Bob that she said she was tired and ready to go. David and Taylor with Elara Caring Hospice were more than healthcare professionals, they are family. Family we choose are so very special and David and Taylor were just that.

Funeral arrangements will be private with the family. We ask if you so desire to please make a donation in Beverly’s name to Elara Caring Hospice, 300 Washington St. #303, Monroe, LA 71201.